The Board denied service connection for a higher initial rating for psychotic disorder, a compensable rating for scalp scar, and service connection for TBI. However, the Board granted service connection for headaches.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms were found to be equivalent to total occupational and social impairment, but no greater benefit would be afforded by establishing service-connection via a separate theory of entitlement. The evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for TBI, but supported the grant of service connection for headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychotic disorder with delusions, Linear head scalp, residual of head laceration (scalp scar), Residuals traumatic brain injury (TBI), Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096645
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